I am 18, Male, and a freshman in college. The past few weeks I've ran 70-75 miles along with the previous 10 weeks at 65. I am about to start the taper for championship season. But I'm wondering how much is too much for my summers and track season? In high school I hardly cracked 50mpw, so far this season in 3 races I have Pr'd 20-40 seconds each race for the 8k, with my last race was a 26:25. Outside of XC I run the mile/1500 primarily.
everyone is different.
I knew guys that got hurt at 65 miles, others could handle 85+
I was 35 or so the summer before college, then around 60 by the end of my freshman year.
Then 70, 80, 90, and that was about my sweet spot. I'd do 100 mile weeks in the summer late in college, but not many.
The develop and increase in mileage sounds about right but we are all different. As long as you are staying healthy, follow what your coach is giving you. If you are hurt or have small stuff bothering you, discuss it with your coach. I had a rule of thumb for my athletes, if it hurts more that two days tell me. If you cannot run without a limp then don't run.
anything less than 100 isnt enough
Moving from maxing out in the 50's to maxing out in the 70's makes sense especially when moving up to 8k.
My own experience to add to various data points from others:
Went from peak high school mileage of 50 mpw to 75 first collegiate XC season. Was pretty brunt out by the end of the first fall but made big strides in the spring doing the exact same miles through the track season. The next year, was able to slightly increase to 80-85 mph and continue to improve without any burn-out factor.
The point: upping miles from your high school days (within reason) is likely to help your long-term development though expect there to be some growing pains along the way. If you plan to stick it out through senior year, who cares if your frosh year is a sacrificial lamb.
MaxFinleyWPUXC wrote:
I am 18, Male, and a freshman in college. The past few weeks I've ran 70-75 miles along with the previous 10 weeks at 65.
My dear, I hope your college will teach you that the past participle of the verb "to run" is "run": I run every day; I ran yesterday; I have run every day this month.
MaxFinleyWPUXC wrote:
I am 18, Male, and a freshman in college. The past few weeks I've ran 70-75 miles along with the previous 10 weeks at 65. I am about to start the taper for championship season. But I'm wondering how much is too much for my summers and track season? In high school I hardly cracked 50mpw, so far this season in 3 races I have Pr'd 20-40 seconds each race for the 8k, with my last race was a 26:25. Outside of XC I run the mile/1500 primarily.
200 mpw is definitely too much for a freshman